shipyard

[ship-yahrd]

noun

1. a yard or enclosure in which ships are built or repaired.

shipyard

/ ˈʃɪpˌjɑːd /

noun

1. a place or facility for the building, maintenance, and repair of ships

Word History and Origins

Origin of shipyard¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; ship ¹ + yard ²

Example Sentences

A campaign including community, civic and religious leaders as well as politicians from three parties is calling for more government help for the Ferguson shipyard.

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The Ferguson shipyard in Port Glasgow has a proud pedigree dating back 122 years, yet it's now best known for the controversy over two new ferries that are horrendously delayed and over budget.

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It comes after BAE Systems, which runs military shipyards on the Clyde at Scotstoun and Govan, last week secured a contract to build Type 26 frigates for the Royal Norwegian Navy.

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The vessels are to be built at BAE Systems' Glasgow shipyards, supporting more than 2,000 jobs at the yard, ministers said.

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When the shipyards, steel mills and collieries fell silent, they left a generation of men, whose pride and identity had been bound up with the things they made, struggling to adapt.

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